Deep copy an array in Angular 2 + TypeScript

Question

I have an array of objects that is an input. Lets call it content.

When trying to deep copy it, it still has a reference to the previous array.

Answer 1

Alternatively, you can use the GitHub project ts-deepcopy, which is also available on npm, to clone your object, or just include the code snippet below.

/**
 * Deep copy function for TypeScript.
 * @param T Generic type of target/copied value.
 * @param target Target value to be copied.
 * @see Source project, ts-deepcopy https://github.com/ykdr2017/ts-deepcopy
 * @see Code pen https://codepen.io/erikvullings/pen/ejyBYg
 */
export const deepCopy = (target: T): T => {
  if (target === null) {
    return target;
  }
  if (target instanceof Date) {
    return new Date(target.getTime()) as any;
  }
  if (target instanceof Array) {
    const cp = [] as any[];
    (target as any[]).forEach((v) => { cp.push(v); });
    return cp.map((n: any) => deepCopy(n)) as any;
  }
  if (typeof target === 'object' && target !== {}) {
    const cp = { ...(target as { [key: string]: any }) } as { [key: string]: any };
    Object.keys(cp).forEach(k => {
      cp[k] = deepCopy(cp[k]);
    });
    return cp as T;
  }
  return target;
};